Family Phalacrocoracidae Scientific name Phalacrocorax capillatus Higher classification Phalacrocorax | Genus Phalacrocorax Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Cormorant, Bird, Pelagic cormorant, Slaty‑backed gull, Red‑faced cormorant | ||
The Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus), also known as Temminck's cormorant, is a cormorant native to East Asia. It lives from Taiwan north through Korea and Japan to the Russian Far East.
The Japanese cormorant has a black body with a white throat and cheeks and a partially yellow bill.
It is one of the species of cormorant that has been domesticated by fishermen in a tradition known in Japan as ukai (鵜飼). It is called umiu (ウミウ sea cormorant) in Japanese. The Nagara River's well-known fishing masters work with this particular species to catch ayu.
References
Japanese cormorant Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA